The politician was charged with misusing tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds  even spending some of the money on a $750 designer handbag.

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A city councilman's career is going to hell in a Louis Vuitton handbag.

Councilman Ruben Wills, 42, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested Wednesday on charges of stealing $30,500 in government money, and using some of it for shopping trips to Nordstrom and Century 21 and the purchase of a $750 Vuitton bag at Macys.

Wills, a Democrat, was slapped with a dozen charges, including scheming to defraud, grand larceny and falsifying business records. A relative, Jelani Mills, 30, of St. Albans, Queens, also was charged.

The indictment details a very calculating scheme to defraud New York taxpayers while lining the councilmans own pockets, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. Noting that some of the money was supposed to be helping children in need, Schneiderman added, Thats about as low as you can get.

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